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50 Pence - Charles III R2-D2 and C-3PO
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Thickness | 1.78 mm |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, unadorned effigy of King Charles III facing right, modelled by sculptor Martin Jennings, occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan. The portrait renders the King in high relief with naturalistic detail, depicting the head and upper shoulders with a plain truncation. The engraver's initials MJ appear incuse in the lower right field, just below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 50 PENCE · 2023 · arranged continuously around the effigy, separated by raised dots, with the denomination and date running along the right and lower portions of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - BU |
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Issued as part of the Royal Mint's licensing agreement with Lucasfilm, this piece belongs to a multi-coin Star Wars series released in 2023. The Royal Mint has pursued entertainment IP collaborations aggressively since the mid-2010s, a commercial strategy that generates significant premium sales on collector-priced base-metal issues that cost little to produce.
No monetary policy or historical circumstance drove this coin into existence — a licensing deal did.